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  @claudiap.42726 сағат бұрын

  I am very sorry to hear about your health problems, as well as your disappointment at work. But I'm glad to see you back here, because I enjoy your videos. Maybe it would help you, for your back pain, to work on slightly higher tables? It works better for me, because it avoids excessive flexing. Thank you for showing us your work, I hope to see you again soon.

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  @alexiscieslik46779 сағат бұрын

  So glad I found your blog. Your work is impeccable ❤️Hope your fur baby is all good 👍 Thank you for sharing your great talent, patience. Best regards

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  @michaelbremer-trainor1301Күн бұрын

  Thank you Ruth, lovely video and restoration. I trained as a water-gilder back in the 80s but moved on to do mostly oil gilding in interiors and some outside work. (I've picked up some tips from your water gilding videos, btw: I too learned some bad habits, back in the day!🤣) Anyway, first point: years ago Hammerite instructed one to apply a second coat within 24hrs, after which it could not be over painted for 6 months! Does this still apply or perhaps they've changed the formula?🤔 Second point: we always added a little yellow ochre to Lefranc size, to see where we had sized already. One can also add lots (as YO is a natural drier) when you're in a hurry, or when the weather is against you! We've left size for 5 days in the past!! but 48hrs was very common. Third: unless it's really howling on outside work, we would still always use loose leaf, straight from the book with the tip. It's much, much quicker, although more wasteful!😮 We would skew-off/in with a squirrel mop (like french polishers use). They're super soft and when you've layed 100 books, skewing-off can be exhausting with a small brush! Finally, a step we sometimes added was to use cotton wool in really hot water to wash over the finished gilding. The theory is that it 'stretches' the size and pulls out the myriad fine wrinkles in the gold. It also removes the tiny raggedy edges which dry-skewing often miss. ........ My friend George Clough RVM and I, many years ago, gilded the cross & orb atop the Frauenkirche, in Dresden. They insisted it be triple gilded! which we thought a little excessive, however the second gild certainly did increase the lustre overall. (The 3rd was debatable!)😂 Anyway, thank you again, I really enjoy your videos, and am terribly envious of your workshop!!!🙏

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  @salvistoscano2 күн бұрын

  Would it help if you wore a mask to prevent your breath from moving the gold leaf?

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  @RuthTappinGilder2 күн бұрын

  @@salvistoscano you need to control the gold with your breath. It's fine if you're not talking to the camera 😁

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  @JackPaulssen5 күн бұрын

  A little contribution as a small thank you for all your videos, they're invaluable to someone looking to learn gilding. I hope to see more coming, especially picture frames :)

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  @RuthTappinGilder5 күн бұрын

  @@JackPaulssen thank you 😊 The next two videos will be a full restoration of a picture frames. 😁

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  @milenabragancarodrigues81056 күн бұрын

  How to make compo

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  @jomiestrella59007 күн бұрын

  Hi Ruth, I’ve been using your videos for over a year now and every time I gild I rewatch your videos. I have a question though, every time I apply my gold leaf (I use a thorn tip on a flat surface) it sometimes has a very wrinkled effect like tree bark. Is this normal after applying 2 layers of gold or am I doing something wrong? Thank you for taking the time to read.

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  @RuthTappinGilder7 күн бұрын

  @@jomiestrella5900 it can go on looking wrinkled when you first put it on, but it should dry flat. So not sure what's going on. How long do you leave it between doing the next layer of gilding?

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  @jomiestrella59006 күн бұрын

  @@RuthTappinGilder I definitely did the next layer too quick then. I applied the next layer maybe 30 mins after..

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  @RuthTappinGilder6 күн бұрын

  @@jomiestrella5900 I'd leave it for around 4 hours maybe.

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  @ernestcashion44628 күн бұрын

  Very nice look into two inch wide red dental boxing wax that's what we used to make the enclosures cheap and reusable and very easy to use.

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  @deepikashreep863610 күн бұрын

  I have 1200 years old god photo wooden frame how to clean it...

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  @mailperso-fr11 күн бұрын

  Amazing work... 🎉

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  @lbarense12 күн бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @RuthTappinGilder12 күн бұрын

  @@lbarense thank you 😊

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  @legacy183014 күн бұрын

  I would love to know how you age or “tone” the gold and whether you burnish before or after toning? However I expect you want to keep your secrets ! I was taught some secrets by a by a master gilder /carver approaching retirement so that those techniques could be passed on.

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  @RuthTappinGilder14 күн бұрын

  @@legacy1830 you burnish first. Aging the gold will be part of the online courses I'm currently filming.

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  @legacy183013 күн бұрын

  @@RuthTappinGilder how exciting! I will look forward to that and glad you’re still making videos passing on your hard earned knowledge.

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  @hairlesscactus15 күн бұрын

  I hate to bother you with questions, but since you are so skilled, I will ask. I have an old heavily carved teak trunk I want to gild. I like the idea of water gilding, but don't want to paint the chest with the bole, for fear of doing some sort of irreversible damage to the surface. Is it possible to gild over wood without the bole?

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  @RuthTappinGilder15 күн бұрын

  @@hairlesscactus you can oil gild. You will need to seal the wood first before putting the oil size on.

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  @oscarwilde482715 күн бұрын

  Dear Ruth, welcome back, I missed you! Your videos have been so helpful for me with my hobby of restoring gilded picture frames. You have really helped me with my craft. I am having issues with 1. cleaning the old gilt before restoration, and 2. with ageing the new gilt. It would be wonderful to see how you do it. I really hope to see more of you this year. Many thanks.

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  @hairlesscactus15 күн бұрын

  Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!

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  @RuthTappinGilder15 күн бұрын

  @@hairlesscactus your welcome 😁

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  @kangsun20118 күн бұрын

  So glad I found your channel. It's fascinating watching the work you do.

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  @RuthTappinGilder17 күн бұрын

  Thanks 😊

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  @pollyester662718 күн бұрын

  Outstanding Ruth! All right then, I'm inspired, have quite an ornate (gilded?) picture frame I should get cracking on. Methylated spirts aka denatured alcohol here in the US, learn something every day. Is the non toxic product 'Peel Away' light duty version paint stripper available in the UK? A paste that's applied then covered with paper to work for some time, a lot will be clinging to the paper as it's removed. Great for flat areas a general first pass, details bits and nooks will still need work.

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  @RuthTappinGilder18 күн бұрын

  Thanks for watching. I'm just filming a full restoration video of a picture frame at the moment for youtube. In that I explain why you can't use any thing like that peel away. It eats the compo.

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  @pollyester662717 күн бұрын

  @@RuthTappinGilder Looking forward to it.

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  @johnbarnette391618 күн бұрын

  when are you making new videos?

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  @RuthTappinGilder18 күн бұрын

  Just finished editing part one of a full restoration and currently filming part two. Sorry there hasn't been many videos, work and filming the gilding courses are taking most of my time.

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  @pollyester662720 күн бұрын

  Fascinating process, done so professionally, brilliant! That goes for the well done video too, with no unnecessary music. Looking forward to viewing more videos of adeptness on this subject. Wow, those pesky Mercury balls so much worse than Jupiter and Neptune. 🙃

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  @RuthTappinGilder19 күн бұрын

  Thank you 😊

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  @LegioXXVV20 күн бұрын

  Hi Ruth. I finally got around to guilding the gorgon on my Roman musculata (armor). It turned out well, though not brilliant. I used a 3 hour sizing, but I should have allowed more time for it to dry. Live and learn, I guess.

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  @bethanygresoski312620 күн бұрын

  Great work ! Thanks for keeping the craft alive .

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  @PercyPound20 күн бұрын

  Welcome back Ruth missed your informative videos.

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  @RuthTappinGilder20 күн бұрын

  Just in the middle of filming the next one 😁

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  @simonkramer186621 күн бұрын

  Thanks for the videos, Ruth. I'm an artist who is interested in making my own frames and love the idea of gilding some of them.

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  @simonkramer186621 күн бұрын

  Great job. In automotive paint stripping, we cover the stripper in plastic sheet and rub it into the stripper. Trapping the fumes under the plastic speeds up the reaction of the stripper and when you remove the plastic a large amount of the paint comes off with it. This also keeps the stripper from drying out so fast. We are working on large flat panels most of the time, but could be worth a try here.

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  @RuthTappinGilder21 күн бұрын

  The paint stripper will eat into the compo decoration and destroy it. So you have to be careful how long you leave it on for. The gesso also doesn't want a lot of liquid on it because it's hygroscopic. So you need to get the paint stripper on then get it off.

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  @simonpaintsunday237720 күн бұрын

  Yes. It may, but in my experience the paint stripper is on the work for a shorter period of time. It reacts faster and is removed faster. In your case because of the tricky little shapes the plastic would most likely leave alot of softened paint and stripper in the hollows. Still it could be worth a try on a small area. In any case thanks for sharing your knowledge its interesting work you do.

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  @simonkramer186622 күн бұрын

  Great video. Thanks

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  @simonkramer186622 күн бұрын

  Great video. I'm keen to see the burnishing process as well.

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  @RuthTappinGilder22 күн бұрын

  Thanks. If you go to the water gilding play list, some of the other water gilding videos shows burnishing.

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  @nickwright906422 күн бұрын

  Thank you for this channel. I am learning so much and your work is beautiful.

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  @RuthTappinGilder22 күн бұрын

  Thank you 😊 and thanks for watching.

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  @knockknock99926 күн бұрын

  Could you use a steamer or a pressure washer

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  @RuthTappinGilder26 күн бұрын

  Sorry no, the compo decoration and the gesso wouldn't survive.

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  @Kristoff-CaydenTaclay27 күн бұрын

  Hello Ruth! Love watching your videos! I've been tryin to do this bit big project. I've been making this a 7ft/very tall oil painting/portrait, and been tryin to figure out this frame to help finish it up. I want to try and gild the frame. I've been tryin figure out these ornamental bits and how I should even make them. - cost effective and "practical"(?) - i was thinking of wether or not to make the ornaments out of plaster, or possibly air dry clay to keep stuff maybe simpler, or maybe even both somehow. (Could I even gild air dry clay somehow? Be it oil or water gilding ;-;) -would gilding something that's cheap like this even be worth it or maybe I should paint it? A good gold paint perhaps? (Btw, I'm from Hawaii :D) any helpful input on my dilemma is welcomed 🥲

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  @RuthTappinGilder26 күн бұрын

  I would go with plaster. The French frames are plaster. You can water and oil gild it. It will get heave at that size so make a strong wooden frame.

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  @sebastienbolduc565428 күн бұрын

  "A bit of gold for you." Touches brush to face, "A little bit of gold for me." 😂

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  @londonhodnet4079Ай бұрын

  I love your Christmas tree

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  Thank you 😊

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  @imbiltaАй бұрын

  Is the yellow just a yellow paint? Or a special paint for pre-gilding?

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  It's called bole which is a clay based paint. It's yellow under oil gilding. Other colours under water gilding

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  @imbilta29 күн бұрын

  @@RuthTappinGilder Thank you for your reply. You have fascinating videos; I keep watching them.

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  @londonhodnet4079Ай бұрын

  Animals are so precious, love the gold leaf on Luna’s nose

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  @blindfaith2382Ай бұрын

  Fantastic result Ruth. Your wealth of knowledge and creative, artistic skills are fully put to use in what was obviously a very challenging restoration.

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  Thank you 😊

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  @johnclayton2101Ай бұрын

  Hello Ruth. Have you thought about doing a 3D scan of the headstone details? It's called photogrametry and you can do it with you phone camera. Take lots of pictures above and below the detail in lots of angles. An overcast day is best. Then upload all those photos to your laptop. Search KZread for "photogrametry using mushroom and meshmixer". It will make a digital 3d model you can then have 3D printed in resin. You can then make a mold of the resin 3D printed copy. I am doing that to make a 3D model of the bow of my boat and hire a digital sculpter person model an eagle using the exact shape of my boat. I'll print the eagle in resin and oil guild it using what I've learned from you and have beautiful golden eagle ornament on the bow of my boat.

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  Yes I think it's fascinating. Every time I see it I think I should look into that. I hope one day I actually will. Thanks for watching, good luck with the gilding. Would love to see the end result.

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  @thevet2009Ай бұрын

  Thank you for your instruction…very useful as I try it with my next project.

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  @mailperso-frАй бұрын

  Can we use traditional blue silicone ? Is it less or more expensive this purple silicone Tk you soooo much for all videos Kisses from france

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  @junghyunkim8884Ай бұрын

  Hi! I've tested it with 3D printed plastic and it works! Because they have layers it can say quite porous, it's different with product plastic. It works well and I've sealed it with spray cuz I used an imitation one. I'll try with real silver and keep updated. Thank you, lovely tutor!

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  For me the hold up at the moment is the scanning. The affordable ones are not really good enough yet. A few more years.

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  @junghyunkim8884Ай бұрын

  @@RuthTappinGilder Right, it should be take more time to use it. But I just want to share the material to others! It's better to 3D scan, print and use it as a cast with making mold. And I'm trying to do illumination gold leaf, I have red clay bole and made gesso with rsg, but it doesn't raise. So I'm searching instacoll, cennni gesso technique, but I feel I can make my own with red clay bole. If you have any advice and references in your mind and let me know, I would really appreciate about it. Thank you for your lovely videos always. Hope you spend lovely weekend!

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  @@junghyunkim8884 sorry I was answering the wrong question about 3d printing. 2 similar question at once. You can oil gild plastic but the gesso and bole needed for water gilding will flack off in time. I haven't tried illuminated manuscript gilding yet. I know they put Armenian bole in with the gesso. I have purchased some slip trailer/applicator used for ceramics, which should be ok to use for gesso, to create the raised pattern/letters. Just haven't had chance to try it yet.

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  @junghyunkim8884Ай бұрын

  @@RuthTappinGilder Ohh sorry it's my bad. Yh illuminated gilding looks quite different, I should do experiment a lot. So exciting!!

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  @maartenhappel9014Ай бұрын

  just noticed that i never did subscribe..... So I did now. Thnx for sharing your work. It inspires me every time again :-)

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  Thanks for watching and the sub 😊

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  @johnbarnette3916Ай бұрын

  ever thought about getting a 3-d printer for mold making?

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  Yes, when I have an opposite scroll missing, It can only be sculpted. It would be great to scan the remaining scroll then flip the image then print it. I keep thinking about it but not spent the money yet.

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  @creativecarmelАй бұрын

  Can you please share the recipe for "gesso paste" (as distinct from gesso) and the tool you used for applying it in this video. Thank you for sharing your talent and techniques.

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  The tool is a forged steel pottery tool. Most pottery supplies will stock them. Some people use dental tools. The putty is just thick gesso. It will be on my gilding courses.

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  @nathanclark1821Ай бұрын

  Welcome back Ruth, thanks for the vid, I know from bitter experience of back issues, at several points your head is over your central core causing strain, have you tried an adjustable horizontal standing desk? been a literal back saver for one. One question on the crazing of that mirror is it possible to consolidate with isinglass for example?

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  If the gesso cracks are bigger I do sometimes injection with fish glue. Often it's down to what the customer wants. As I'm a restorer rather than a conservator, if its damaged its sometimes cheaper to replace. I do work with easels and have little stands I can put on my bench. I had that mirror higher but it didn't work on camera you couldn't see what I was doing, so took the stands away.

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  @lauriebordigonpastin7551Ай бұрын

  Hi Ruth, Is there anyway to make a symmetrical cast? I have one side of a mirror image and can't figure out how to make a mold of what's there and reverse it to the other side?

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  Sorry not really. I sculpt the opposite when in that situation. You could do it if you have access to a 3D scanner and printer. Scan the decoration flip it on the computer, print it, then mould the print and press the compo into the mould.

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  @lauriebordigonpastin7551Ай бұрын

  @@RuthTappinGilder Okay, thank you, that's the only thing I could think of too. Beautiful work!

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  @DuendeLoungeАй бұрын

  Thank you for sharing your day. You can always do your own restoration show on here. What about an ASMR start to finish gilding project? You have such a lovely, soothing voice. I love the ones the Victoria & Albert Museum have been doing on their channel. Cheers and all the best.

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  @DuendeLoungeАй бұрын

  Thanks again for this recommendation to learn more about bole. If possible, it would be lovely to get a tour of your shop and projects you have going on and maybe show how different gild looks over different types of colored boles or texture, like plaster or your animal skull. I've never seen anyone really show and compare the luster of gild on different materials or bole colors, along with burnishing and non burnishing. Or if it even makes that much of a difference. Love your videos and the knowledge you share. Not to mention the talent. Your patience and meticulous nature blows me away. Cheers!

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  Thank you 😊

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  @DuendeLoungeАй бұрын

  I couldn't quite see the difference between the oil and water gilding on the video. Was in very distinguishable to the naked eye? Thanks again!

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  Because the gold is so reflective it's hard to film and photograph. You can see a difference between burnished water gilding and the matt oil gilding when looking at it.

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  @DuendeLoungeАй бұрын

  Love your videos! I'm still confused on when you should use water gilding verses oil gilding? When is one better than the other for frames? Also, a lot of old gilding would have a red color under the gold leaf and I've noticed you never use red. Why is that, and what other colors do you use under your gold leaf and why? Thank you! You really have inspired me to take a chance and start repairing and re-gilding my old frames.

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  This frame is English so I'm using English Victorian bole colours. The French and American frames use red bole. The high parts of a frame are usually water gilded and burnished the rest is oil gilded. Have a look at the how to make bole video and some of the start to finish restoration videos to give you a better idea.

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  @DuendeLoungeАй бұрын

  Love this video. Immensely helpful. I have a ton of old frames and art pieces with them so I'm going to start using these methods. Thank you. Cheers!

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  @johnbarnette3916Ай бұрын

  you always need more space, and thank you for all the videos, hope your back gets better.

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  @nataliebutlerАй бұрын

  What type of brush do you use to pick up the gold leaf?

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  @RuthTappinGilderАй бұрын

  I use a synthetic art brush, you can use a gilders tip.